Senior Surveyor - Fire Safety

calfordseaden is a leading multi-disciplinary construction and property consultancy. We provide a comprehensive range of services across the built environment, including Architecture, Building Information Management (BIM), Building Safety, Engineering, Fire Safety, Health and Safety, Surveying, Sustainability, and more.

Senior / Associate Surveyor - Fire Safety

Location: Orpington

Hours: 35pw

The role and responsibilities:

As a Senior/Associate Building Surveyor working in the field of Fire Safety, you will lead and deliver a broad range of fire safety surveying services such along with managing complex projects and maintaining strong client relationships. You'll also support junior members of the team with their ongoing development.

• Undertaking a variety of Fire Safety Surveying services such as Compartmentation Surveys, Fire Door Inspections etc, ensuring they're delivered on time and to the required standards.
• Undertaking surveys of external wall systems and producing PAS 9980 FRAEW appraisals.
• Reviewing of Fire Strategies and reporting to clients.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with existing and potential clients, providing professional advice and identifying new business opportunities.
• Assisting the wider Building Surveying team with regards to general Building Surveying duties, providing advice and guidance on building surveys, condition reports, party wall matters, defects and other related areas.
• Sharing knowledge with the wider practice and mentoring junior members of the team.

Qualifications:

• BSc or MSc in Building Surveying
• MRICS / AIFireE or other appropriate further qualification or significant progress towards qualification
• Must have full UK driving licence and access to transport

Knowledge:

• A comprehensive understanding of fire safety design, building construction and relevant legislation
• Experience of Pre-contract matters and the ability to take a project through its lifecycle
• Familiarity with standard forms of contract including the JCT suite

Skills:

• FRAEW experience, ideally having completed the RICS External Wall Assessment and able to sign EWS1
• Fire Door Inspection training - DipFD or Equivalent
• Passive Fire Protection training - ASFP or Equivalent
• Good communication and people skills with the ability to produce good quality written reports
• Mentoring skills to help develop more junior staff
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and Outlook
• A full and detailed working knowledge of the most widely used forms of building contract

Who we are

We're a multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy with offices in Orpington, London, Birmingham, Essex, Cambridge, and Hampshire. With 80 years of experience of delivering award-winning projects across all major sectors, we're committed to making a positive difference in the communities we serve.

Our vision is to be identified as a trusted client advisor; national in reach, local in service, and selected for our quality and expertise in the built environment. Our brilliant team consists of individuals who are passionate about delivering the best results and continuously demonstrate why our clients choose us to help bring their projects to life.

What we offer

People are at the heart of everything we do, which is why we invest in them at every stage of their career. We are proud to hold the Investors in People Gold award, which we believe demonstrates our commitment to nurturing our people. Structured Apprenticeships and work experience opportunities are available across the organisation to support those at the beginning of their careers. We also have career development pathways to help you understand and structure your professional development.

We provide a range of benefits including hybrid working, the option to buy and sell annual leave, enhanced annual leave for long service, sponsorship for qualifications, a recruitment referral bonus scheme, enhanced family leave policies, an employee assistance programme, and more!